by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on San Jose State University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
San Jose State was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
San Jose State University has an acceptance rate of 85%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it’s not the only school you apply to, even if it’s your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at San Jose State University is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Jose State University is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 86% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like San Jose State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That’s certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At San Jose State the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 65%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at San Jose State University.
In the current academic year, there are 26,757 undergraduates at San Jose State.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at San Jose State University.
The typical net cost at San Jose State is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for San Jose State
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,743 | $9,863 | $12,948 | $17,047 | $23,401 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of San Jose State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At San Jose State, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,429 a year. That adds up to $25,716 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you’ll be able to pay back your student loans. Get more details about paying for San Jose State University.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $78,988 in their early years. This is good news for future San Jose State University graduates since it is 60% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
See which majors at San Jose State University make the most money.
San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. San Jose is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of San Jose State University.
Contact details for San Jose State University are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0186 |
| Phone: | 4089241000 |
| Website: | www.sjsu.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/sanjosestate |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/#!/sjsu |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 28 majors graduated from San Jose State University. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 9,734 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 1,730 | $48,580 |
| Library & Information Science | 778 | $48,739 |
| Computer Engineering | 635 | $107,871 |
| General Psychology | 455 | $33,851 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 374 | $57,440 |
| Health & Physical Education | 281 | $37,093 |
| Computer Science | 274 | $69,074 |
| Social Work | 243 | $63,119 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 227 | $34,457 |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
17,848 students took at least one online class at San Jose State University.
Learn more about online learning at San Jose State University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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